NBFCs Vs. Banks for Business Loans
Recently, NBFCs have taken a lead in providing business loans. Despite economic up-downs, they have remained the preferred choices for retail lending. And still, due to less stringent terms and procedures these non-bank financial institutions continue to hold a major share in business loan financing. NBFCs don’t accept demand deposits but they can simply lend […]
How to manage an Illiquid Investment?
When an asset or item is liquid it can easily change hands because there is little friction to the trading process and little or no price discovery. Some examples of liquid assets include cash, bit coin, publicly traded stocks, many exchange-traded funds (ETFs), and most municipal and government bonds. On the other hand, illiquid investments […]
7 Invoicing Pitfalls
Generating invoices is the most important part of accounting and GST. It might look easy at first glance but generating incorrect invoices may lead to some bad consequences such as late payments. As a business owner, invoicing may seem like a tedious, straight forward task that doesn’t require your full attention. But, it’s absolutely crucial if you want […]
Top 12 Financial Tips for College Students
If you are on the verge of graduating from college or you have recently graduated, congratulations! For many young adults, college graduation marks a major transition into adulthood and the world of post-graduate employment. It also guides in a new phase of personal finance. Now that you’re in college, it’s likely that you are in […]
How much Tax do you pay on Bond Investments?
Tax Saving Bonds Tax-saving bonds are great instruments offered by the government to help people save tax. These are special documents which offer tax benefits to the owners as permitted under the Income Tax Act. These bonds have a lock-in period of 5 years. India, the largest democracy in the world runs on the tax […]
What is Emotional Spending?
The buying factors that affect our (emotional) purchase decisions are highly personal such as love, sentiment, envy, pride, entertainment, and vanity. We will talk more about this later. In an emotional purchase, the real need does not necessarily come into play in the first place. The emotions come from external sources, like influencers, that create […]